Akita Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park
| Akita Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park | |
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| 秋田白神県立自然公園 | |
 Daira Valley | |
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| Location | Akita Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°25′N 140°07′E / 40.42°N 140.12°E |
| Area | 62.75 km2 |
| Established | 24 August 2004 |
Akita Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park (秋田白神県立自然公園, Akita Shirakami kenritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2004, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Fujisato and Happō, and takes its name from the Shirakami-Sanchi.[1][2]
Shirakami Sanchi is a mountainous region that contains one of Japan's untouched beech forests.[3] Natural Park has two separate zones. One is internal, untouched in the heart of the region and it is part of the protected nature under the auspices of UNESCO and a larger external buffer zone, in which tourist visits are allowed.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 自然公園の概要 [Overview of Natural Parks] (PDF) (in Japanese). Akita Prefecture. p. 26. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ 秋田白神県立自然公園 [Akita Shirakami Prefectural Natural Park] (in Japanese). Akitafan (Akita Prefecture General Information Guide). Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Shirakami Sanchi: The best of northern Akita". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Shirakami Sanchi: The best of northern Akita". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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